Florentine Lasagne Recipes

LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine egg, spinach and cottage cheese; set aside. In a greased 11x7-in. baking dish, layer half of the tomato sauce, noodles, spinach mixture, eggs and mozzarella. Repeat layers. Combine the crumbs, Parmesan, butter and garlic; sprinkle over top., Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes; uncover and bake 10 minutes longer or until heated through.

LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Combine the cooked noodles and spinach, set aside.
• In lg skillet, brown beef with onion and pepper; drain.
• Add tomato sauce and seasonings.
• Mix cottage cheese with parmesan.
• In 9x13 baking pan, layer noodles, cottage cheese and sauce.
• Repeat layers.
• Top with nozzarella.
• Bake at 375* for 35 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Pre-cook your lasagna noodles according to the package directions. Set aside.
• Saute onions and mushrooms in the butter until all the liquid from the mushrooms has evaporated and the onions have softened.
• Add the flour and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the skim milk and cook over low heat stirring frequently until the sauce has thickened.
• Add salt, pepper, nutmeg and 1/3 cup parmesan cheese.
• Stir until cheese has melted and add chicken breast and spinach. Set aside.
• In a small bowl mix ricotta, 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and egg until well blended.
• Begin to layer the lasagna (I used a deep 9x9 stoneware dish I had, but a 13x9 dish would work as well).
• Spread a small amount of sauce over the bottom of your pan.
• Cover sauce with one layer of pasta.
• Spread 1/2 the ricotta cheese mixture and 1/3 of the remaining mozzarella over the pasta.
• Cover the cheese with 1/3 of the remaining sauce.
• Add another layer of pasta.
• Spread the remaining ricotta mixture and 1/2 the remaining mozzarella over the pasta.
• Cover the cheese with 1/2 of the remaining sauce.
• Add a final layer of pasta.
• Cover the pasta with the remaining sauce and cover the pan with foil.
• You will have some mozzarella and parmesan cheese leftover. Reserve this for later.
• Bake the lasagna at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Uncover the dish and sprinkle the remaining cheeses over the top.
• Return to the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is golden and the lasagna is bubbling around the edges.
• Let the lasagna rest for 15-20 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Place 3 uncooked lasagna noodles in a 5-qt. slow cooker coated with non-stick spray (or use one of those slow cooker bags and coat that). Break noodles as necessary.
• Spread 1/3 of spinach mixture over noodles. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup mozzarella.
• Layer 3 more noodles, half of remaining spinach mixture, and 2/3 cup mozzarella.
• Top with remaining 3 noodles, the rest of the spinach mixture, and the remaining mozzarella.
• Cover and cook for 1 hour on high; reduce heat to low and cook 5 hours or until pasta is done. (You may be able to just cook on low for 6 hours, I dont know.).
• Serve with a green salad and some cheese or garlic bread.

LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain.
• Stir in hot water, milk, uncooked Pasta and Sauce Mix. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender. Stir in spinach; sprinkle with cheese. Cover; simmer about 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

LASAGNA FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• In a large skillet, cook the turkey and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain off any grease, return to heat. Add Italian seasoning, spaghetti sauce, and diced tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 1c of mozzarella cheese, egg, spinach, pepper flakes, and nutmeg; mix well.
• Spread about 3/4c sauce over the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. Layer 1/3 of the noodles over the sauce, top with 1 1/2c of the sauce, and 1/2 of the cheese mixture. Repeat the layers, ending with noodles and sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes or until bubbly. Remove foil, and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Return to oven and bake additional 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

FLORENTINE LASAGNA ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Place a sheet of wax paper on a flat surface. Arrange the noodles on top of each other, over-lapping 1-inch.
• Combine all the filling ingredients except the mozzarella, mix well. Spread over the noodles, top with the mozzarella cheese and roll up jelly-roll fashion.
• Place in a 9"X13" baking dish seam side down.
• In a small bowl combine the topping ingredients, pour over the roll and top with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.